The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

For the first time in its 70-year history, the National Trust for Historic Preservation will hold its annual conference in the city of Houston.

November 18 - The Houston Chronicle

The Chicago hub of Megabus operations will be just another stop between Ohio and Texas.

November 18 - Chicago Tribune

As mayor of Tirana, Albania, Erion Veliaj has introduced alternatives modes of transport to the city’s traffic-clogged streets and made the public a full partner in the process.

November 18 - Cities of the Future

Expect a decision on how much the New York MTA plans to raise fares by January 2017.

November 18 - The New York Times

The ASLA has rightfully identified virtual reality as a powerful promotional tool for the field of landscape architecture. Soon, we'll all be ditching plan views and offering virtual tours of proposed and completed projects.

November 18 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

As the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline continue, so does the legal wrangling.

November 17 - KUOW

American Rivers has created a toolkit for implementing stormwater utilityies

November 17 - American Rivers

A new report from the Nature Conservancy provides evidence of trees as a crucial component of public-health infrastructure.

November 17 - Vox

Housing advocates tend to agree that we need to supplement market-rate luxury development with subsidized affordable housing, but rarely do we ask the market to provide housing for people further down the income ladder. That's bad policy.

November 17 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

It's been a busy year for planners in Akron, Ohio. The most recent accomplishment is the completion of phase 1 of the Downtown Vision and Redevelopment Plan.

November 17 - Cleveland.com

A $4.6 billion transit plan proposed by the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan received 49.5 percent of the vote on November 8. The millage tax would have funded bus rapid transit and regional rail within a four-county region.

November 17 - Ann Arbor News

First came the demise of the $2.9 billion Red Line light rail project, then came the $138 million BaltimoreLink bus system project. Now a coalition of union and political interests are pushing for a "People's Alternative."

November 17 - The Baltimore Sun

Traffic Congestion, Parking Shortages, New Shopping Opportunities, Housing for Millennials, Economic Development! Charleston, South Carolina residents' reaction to over 6,000 planned or in development apartment units runs the gamut.

November 17 - The Post and Courier

The opening of the Bend, Oregon-based Deschutes Brewery in Roanoke, Virginia is bringing a new realm of possibilities for future development in the former railroad town, as it looks to go from "trains to brains."

November 17 - WSLS

What will our cities look like in the year 2050?

November 17 - Doggerel

It wasn't supposed to happen until 2017, but the United States made history in November by exporting more natural gas than it imported.

November 16 - Oil Price

The plans for the renovation of Cleveland's Public Square took years to finalize and evolved several times along the way to delivery. Now one final decision will impact bus transit in and around the city.

November 16 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

The city of San Francisco and Airbnb may move their dispute from the courtroom to the negotiating table, as the company indicates willingness to find a "win-win" with the city.

November 16 - San Francisco Chronicle

The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times warns that along with new transit lines comes new housing for residents who want to enjoy the benefits of reduced auto-dependence. Plans need to ensure minimal housing displacement around the new stations.

November 16 - Los Angeles Times

Boston residents got their first look earlier this week at the new trains that will grace the T tracks in 2019.

November 16 - The Boston Globe